This is the Farm Issues: Animal Welfare sticky.
Press Release: USDA Issues Final Animal ID Rule
The USDA issued a final rule on Animal ID today. While we are still working on a complete analysis of the rule, USDA’s announcement identified several…
Action Alert: Tell Congress to Dump the Monsanto Rider
Congress is back in session, and it has to address how to fund the government in the coming year. The dangerous “Monsanto” rider is still on…
Plano’s Farmers’ Market Ordinance Violates State Law
The City Council of Plano, Texas has adopted a new health ordinance that effectively kills any chance of a farmers’ market operating in the city, while…
Action Alert (Texas): HB 46 Filed – Support Raw Milk Access in Texas
Texans can buy raw milk from licensed dairies, but the regulations require that consumers drive out to the farm, which may be several hours away, to…
Action Alert (Texas): Submit Comments to TAHC on Proposed Exemption for Mandatory Cattle ID
This summer, the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) adopted a rule requiring all adult cattle (over the age of 18 months) to be officially identified with…
CA Prop 37 Defeated – But Fight to Label GMOs Continues
Proposition 37 has been defeated, but the fight to label GMOs is far from over! Despite a $45 million advertising campaign designed to deceive and confuse…
FARFA Comments to Texas Animal Health Commission on Proposed Exemption for Mandatory Cattle ID
Via e-mail: comments@tahc.state.tx.us Texas Animal Health Commission P.O. Box 12966 Austin, TX 78711-2966 Re: Comments on proposed change to 4 TAC §35.4 Dear TAHC: The Farm…
Long-term Feeding Study Shows Effects of GMOs
Want to know what happens to rats that eat genetically engineered corn for their lifetime? “The researchers said 50 percent of males and 70 percent of…
Press Release: Farm and Consumer Organizations Protest Animal ID Scheme
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judith McGeary, Executive Director (P) 254-697-2661 | (E) judith@farmandranchfreedom.org Farm and Consumer Organizations Protest Animal ID Scheme Drought-Stricken Farmers and Ranchers…